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Montreal mayor quits over scandal

Nov 5, 2012 / 7:12 pm

Montreal's mayor has resigned in the midst of a corruption scandal, becoming the highest-profile political casualty of the controversies currently rocking...

Charged with terrorizing Toronto

Nov 5, 2012 / 4:28 pm

Two Toronto teenaged girls and a man face numerous charges in what police are calling "an act of terror" that resulted in several people being robbed,...

CSIS creator Robert Kaplan dead at 75

Nov 5, 2012 / 4:23 pm

Robert Kaplan, a former veteran Liberal MP and cabinet minister, died Monday at the age of 75. Kaplan is probably best known for his 1980-84 stint as...

Crime boss found dead in driveway

Nov 5, 2012 / 6:03 am

A reputed Montreal crime boss has been killed in the Laurentides region, about 50 kilometres northwest of the city. Quebec provincial police say the body of...

Harper & wife visit the Taj Mahal

Nov 5, 2012 / 5:19 am

AGRA, India - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen played tourist today at one of the world's most famous sites — the Taj...

XL Foods ordered to fix problems

Nov 4, 2012 / 4:00 pm

Trouble continues for an Alberta meat plant as it tries to resume normal processing under the watchful eye of federal food safety inspectors. The Canadian Food...

Fund rejecting final salute to vets

Nov 4, 2012 / 2:00 pm

A federal burial fund meant to give impoverished veterans a final, dignified salute has rejected over two-thirds of the applications it's received since...

Arctic spring snow pack disappearing

Nov 4, 2012 / 1:51 pm

The spring snow pack in the Arctic is disappearing at a much faster rate than anticipated even by climate change models, says a new study by Environment Canada...

Nexen takeover pivotal for Harper

Nov 4, 2012 / 12:34 pm

As a former deputy minister at Industry Canada, there was no one in government who knew the Investment Canada Act more intimately than Paul Boothe. The...

Border crossing data in doubt

Nov 4, 2012 / 10:35 am

Canadian officials worry that the poor quality of information routinely collected from airline passengers could hamper a key feature of the perimeter security...

Volunteer fireman charged with arson

Nov 3, 2012 / 9:43 pm

A volunteer firefighter in Quebec is being accused of setting fires. Andre Beaudry faces three counts of arson in connection with fires that were set at homes...

No Canadian Rem. Day for Harper

Nov 3, 2012 / 7:33 pm

Boosting trade and investment ties will be on the top of the prime minister's agenda this week as he begins a longer-than-usual six-day visit to India....

11 year-old girl mourned in Alberta

Nov 3, 2012 / 5:00 pm

Mourners released pink balloons into an overcast northern Alberta sky on Saturday in remembrance of a young girl who died when a minivan crashed into her...

Sask. safeguards late night workers

Nov 3, 2012 / 3:00 pm

The Saskatchewan government is changing labour rules in an effort to better protect late-night retail workers from violence. Labour Minister Don Morgan told...

Que. student leader supported in Ont.

Nov 3, 2012 / 1:00 pm

An Ontario group is raising money to support a prominent Quebec student leader who was found in contempt of court. Organizers of a protest in Toronto today say...

Man guilty of killing cousin

Man guilty of killing cousin

Nov 3, 2012 / 12:06 pm

A courtroom in northern New Brunswick erupted in cheers Saturday after a man was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his 16-year-old cousin. A...

Jubilee medal nomination criticized

Nov 3, 2012 / 7:51 am

A Conservative MP who recommended a Diamond Jubilee medal to a jailed anti-abortion crusader could be breaking the law himself, interim Liberal leader Bob Rae...

Lotto Max winner sold in northern BC

Nov 3, 2012 / 7:20 am

There are two winning tickets for last night's $50 million Lotto Max draw. One was sold in the Bulkley Valley-Stikine area of northern BC. The other was...

Stop the Christmas music

Nov 2, 2012 / 5:56 pm

Shoppers Drug Mart says it will stop playing Christmas music in its stores at midnight on Friday - at least for now. Shoppers announced in a message on its...

Shot in Kelowna, arrested in Montreal

Nov 1, 2012 / 2:56 pm

One thousand police officers conducted raids in different Canadian cities against an alleged consortium of organized crime that had tentacles stretching from...

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